Are women lining up for C-sections?

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Last week, the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) called for research to determine why over 42 per cent of women seeking maternity services opt for surgeries as opposed to normal delivery. According to data from NHIF, the number of women seeking birth surgeries called Caesarian Section had increased and was nearly at par with women going through normal deliveries.

In 2014/2015, the NHIF paid out health insurance maternity claims for a total of 61,420 births nationally of which 20,773 of new mothers underwent C-section.